Sho Shimabukuro vs Shintaro Imai Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Shimabukuro vs S. Imai

Sho Shimabukuro

JPN

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

145

C. Rank

622

135

Best Rank

290

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$356.1K

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Shintaro Imai

JPN

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

145

C. Rank

622

135

Best Rank

290

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$356.1K

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Shimabukuro 1 - 2 Imai

They have played 7 sets in total, with Sho Shimabukuro winning 2 and Shintaro Imai winning 5. The last match between Shintaro Imai and Sho Shimabukuro was at the M15 Nishi-Tama, 09-03-2019, Round: SF, Surface: Hard, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-4 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Shimabukuro	1
Imai	2

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(SF) M15 Nishi-Tama(03-09-19)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Sho Shimabukuro

(R1) Japan F3 (Kofu)(03-20-17)

Stats

Sho Shimabukuro

Shintaro Imai

(Q1) Kyoto Challenger(02-21-15)

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Shintaro Imai

Sho Shimabukuro

S. Shimabukuro vs S. Imai H2H Profile

S. Shimabukuro	Stats	S. Imai
$356,065	Career Prize Money	$0
61.71% (274-170)	Career Total W/L	63.18% (326-190)
1	Hard	1
0	Indoor	1
8	Titles	15
1	Total H2H Matches	2
50.00% (1-1)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Shimabukuro vs S. Imai Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sho Shimabukuro has won 49.82% of points on their second serve, while Shintaro Imai has won 45.54%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Sho Shimabukuro, in recent form, has won 44.59% of their opponent's second serve points, while Shintaro Imai has won 42.83%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.60% and 22.06% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Sho Shimabukuro has saved 55.19% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Shintaro Imai has saved 53.73% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Sho Shimabukuro has won 59.32% of matches played (W/L 35/24), with Shintaro Imai winning 63.41% (W/L 26/15) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Sho Shimabukuro has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 63% (W/L 207/122), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 55% (W/L 26/21). Shintaro Imai has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 4/1), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 60% (W/L 3/2).
Player level: In the last year, Sho Shimabukuro has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 60.00% of matches (W/L 30/20), where as Shintaro Imai has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 65.63% of matches (W/L 21/11). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 3 times before with Sho Shimabukuro winning 1 times and Shintaro Imai being victorious 2 times. They have played 7 sets in total, with Sho Shimabukuro winning 2 and Shintaro Imai winning 5.
The last match between Sho Shimabukuro and Shintaro Imai was at the M15 Nishi-Tama, 09-03-2019, Round: SF, Surface: Hard, with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-4 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:37:3.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sho Shimabukuro has played against opponents with an average rank of 265.24 while Shintaro Imai has played against players with an average rank of 514.76.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Sho Shimabukuro has won 54% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Shintaro Imai has won 70% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Sho Shimabukuro has converted 31.10% of breakpoint opportunities, and Shintaro Imai has converted 32.26% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Sho Shimabukuro vs Shintaro Imai Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Shimabukuro vs S. Imai H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Shimabukuro	Stats	S. Imai
1	H2H Matches Won	2
2	Sets Won	5
28	Games Won	35
8	Aces (Total)	15
10	Total Double Faults	3
1:37:3	Average Match Time	1:37:3
62% (139/225)	1st Serve %	68% (122/180)
65% (91/139)	1st Serve Win %	68% (83/122)
45% (39/86)	2nd Serve Win %	57% (33/58)
75% (6/8)	Break Pts Won %	43% (10/23)
36% (64/180)	Return Points Win %	42% (95/225)
0% (0/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	100% (2/2)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

S. Shimabukuro Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Kobe Challenger - 10-11-2025
QF Kaichi UchidaK. Uchida	L	7-6(3) 5-7 2-0 ret.	Stats
R2 Maximus JonesM. Jones	W	3-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
R1 Kokoro IsomuraK. Isomura	W	7-6(1) 6-4	Stats
Matsuyama Challenger - 03-11-2025
F Henrique RochaH. Rocha	L	7-5 3-6 6-2	Stats
SF Ryan PenistonR. Peniston	W	6-3 6-2	Stats

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S. Imai Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Singapore - 04-08-2025
QF Shu MatsuokaS. Matsuoka	L	7-6(2) ret.	Stats
R2 Justin BarkiJ. Barki	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Yuhei KonoY. Kono	W	6-1 6-1	Stats
Astana Challenger - 28-07-2025
SF Nicolai Budkov KjaerN. Budkov	L	6-3 7-5	Stats
QF Aleksandre BakshiA. Bakshi	W	2-6 6-4 6-4	Stats

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S. Shimabukuro vs S. Imai Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Shimabukuro	Stats	S. Imai
61.71% (274/170)	YTD Win/Loss	63.18% (326/190)
58.81% (614/430)	Sets Win/Loss	60.86% (706/454)
53.42% (5375/4686)	Games Win/Loss	54.43% (5865/4911)
62.92% (207/122)	Hard Win/Loss	63.33% (285/165)
60.71% (17/11)	Clay Win/Loss	80.00% (4/1)
55.74% (34/27)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.71% (34/22)
61.54% (16/10)	Grass Win/Loss	60.00% (3/2)
0.36	Aces Per Game	0.35
1789	Aces Total	1862
0.25	Double Faults Per Game	0.24
1217	Total Double Faults	1239
1:32:3	Average Match Time	1:30:41
429.61	Average Opponent Rank	568.18
56% (16207/28783)	1st Serve %	58% (17087/29567)
71% (11472/16207)	1st Serve Win %	71% (12185/17087)
52% (6496/12576)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (6259/12479)
44% (1237/2794)	Break Points Won % (Total)	46% (1404/3072)
40% (11518/28899)	Return Points Win %	41% (12360/29918)
52.63% (10/9)	Slam W/L	0% (0/0)
33.33% (1/2)	Masters W/L	0% (0/0)
50.00% (2/2)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
43.48% (10/13)	Main Tour W/L	0.00% (0/1)
58.64% (112/79)	Challenger W/L	45.05% (41/50)
68.14% (139/65)	Futures W/L	67.22% (285/139)
62% (269/432)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	64% (318/498)
44% (4/9)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	14% (1/7)
44% (71/161)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	54% (79/146)
57% (85/150)	Deciding Set Win %	57% (77/134)
87% (267/232)	1st Set Won, Won Match	90% (319/287)
13% (267/34)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	10% (319/32)
23% (177/41)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (196/37)